Top 10 Reasons to Engage T3 Consultants

People are generally happiest doing what they do best. And they get frustrated by distracting tasks that have nothing to do with their essential job functions. Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, Architects, Engineers, Marketers, Executives, Office Managers and most everyone else are at their best when they focus on their core competencies.

The time and effort spent on figuring out IT has a very real opportunity cost. The time spent researching solutions, implementing new technology and fixing IT-related problems are extremely inefficient for non-IT professionals. By using T3’s group of consultants, business staff are free to spend time focusing on the business of the business.

T3 achieves greater efficiencies and economies of scale because we have a single focus on IT. We have consolidated purchasing power and have access to deep and broad knowledge bases. T3 can therefore deliver better, faster and cheaper technology solutions and services.

Using developed best practices, T3 consultants simply complete tasks far more efficiently, often to an order of magnitude greater, than small businesses can do on their own. All this translates into real cost savings in terms of both time and money.

The business value of T3 consultants goes well beyond the cost reduction from their efficiencies; our group of T3 consultants provide you hard dollar savings. In almost all cases, small businesses that hire an IT consulting company will spend 25% to 50% less than the cost of even one mid-level IT professional. Additional cost savings are realized since recruiting, training, vacation, sick days, turnover and other management issues are all taken out of the equation. When using T3 consultants, costs are budgeted, planned and controlled.

The complicated nature and rapid change in fields such as legal, accounting and information technology are best left to the experts-- if only due to the sheer amount of effort required to gain even baseline knowledge. The resources at T3 allow businesses to draw upon specialized expertise that would otherwise be too expensive to develop and maintain in-house. Businesses cannot cost effectively achieve the human scale and flexibility necessary to properly support their technology environments. Even experienced and dedicated IT employees have limits to their skills, and limited avenues for help with issues beyond their grasp. T3 offers access to teams of IT specialists that deliver the cross-sectional IT knowledge needed to provide both ongoing and critical support for business networks.

Many businesses find themselves with the challenges of growth or at times with the burden of scaling back. Both cases present a genuine human resources dilemma when relying on in-house IT resources, especially when these events are unplanned. These all-too-sudden requirements rarely come in neat 40-hour block. Businesses may need to selectively add or reduce administrative functions, strategic expertise or a combination of both. They need the agility of just-in-time resources for emergencies and the capability to rapidly adjust day-to-day technology support levels. By using T3, this flexibility comes with ease and without affecting the livelihood or morale of your employees.

Technology improves productivity by enabling communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing that allows employees to innovate. These capabilities are delivered through a multitude of technologies including file servers, central databases, broadband connectivity, mobile platforms, email communications, and many others. However, true productivity and business benefit can only be realized when this complex technology is properly planned, implemented and maintained. The T3ISM best practices and comprehensive experiences around planning, implementing and maintaining such systems allow T3 to successfully deliver these productivity improvements.

Even a few minutes of systems downtime carry enormous business costs. Maximizing uptime must be a high priority. Businesses can longer afford issues with internet connectivity, email communications, corrupt data or systems failure. The cost of reacting to these events is just too high. T3 offers planned, measured approaches to proactive systems maintenance, security, back-up and disaster recovery. When providers couple this with remote systems monitoring and 24/7 response capabilities, they reduce and often totally eliminate costly downtime.

Take advantage of new technologies that will help your business recognize competitive advantage versus just levelling the playing field. T3 consultants keep up with the latest information technologies through ongoing training and real world experience. They know how to implement the latest hardware, software, and network applications available. Just as importantly, they know which technologies are not worth the investment. The capability of these providers to make rapid moves, helps small businesses speed time to market. This offers a competitive advantage and also increases the ability to react to competitive threats.

Employees want to work in an environment where their computers are up and running, where down time is minimal and the software works like it is supposed to. Employees want to be competitive with their rivals and they want the technology tools that really help them deliver. Employees expect to be up and running with current technology solutions that help them exceed, and not just meet, expectations. Those entering the workforce today weigh a company's technology prowess. Using T3 consultants allows businesses to meet these expectations and increases their ability to attract and retain employees.

Access to manufacturers is crucial in effectively supporting complex technology. Technology manufacturers traditionally provide little direct end-user support. When available, this support is basic and often unreliable. This is exceeding frustrating for businesses that call customer support, but rarely receive it. Through a relationship with T3 businesses enjoy the benefits of priority access to Citrix, Microsoft, Cisco and hundreds of other technology vendors.